Cadillac XLR 1997–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIC5335A · NHTSA communication 10112657 · issued Dec 13, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997–2013
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have front and or rear composite springs cracked and/or broken. Technician should use only use J33432-A & J42188 are being used during installation. Technician should be advised that engineering has found that two chemicals, Phosphoric acid and Hydrofluoric acid that will damage the spring.
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Cadillac XLR
- 2005 Cadillac XLR
- 2006 Cadillac XLR
- 2007 Cadillac XLR
- 2008 Cadillac XLR
- 2009 Cadillac XLR
- 1997 Chevrolet Corvette
- 1998 Chevrolet Corvette
- 1999 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2000 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2001 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2002 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2003 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2004 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2005 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2006 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2007 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2009 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2010 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2011 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2012 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2013 Chevrolet Corvette
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.